Ctrlaltdenied
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Hey guys, got most of my parts now including the H100i GTX.
Watching tinytomlogan's video review of this kit I notice he mounted the radiator in the top of the case with the fans ABOVE the radiator, sucking air through from above (which IMO looks better) and according to the benchmarks achieved nice results.
Now would mounting it in the top of the case with the fans pushing through the radiator from below rather than sucking from above, yield much at all performance difference? If it's only a couple of degrees I'd rather go for looks than pure cooling horsepower.
EDIT: Additionally, would you recommend mounting the hoses in the direction of the optical bay (any cooling benefit at all as the hoses aren't obstructing the rear fan exhaust) like in the below image...
Watching tinytomlogan's video review of this kit I notice he mounted the radiator in the top of the case with the fans ABOVE the radiator, sucking air through from above (which IMO looks better) and according to the benchmarks achieved nice results.
Now would mounting it in the top of the case with the fans pushing through the radiator from below rather than sucking from above, yield much at all performance difference? If it's only a couple of degrees I'd rather go for looks than pure cooling horsepower.
EDIT: Additionally, would you recommend mounting the hoses in the direction of the optical bay (any cooling benefit at all as the hoses aren't obstructing the rear fan exhaust) like in the below image...

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